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Managerial Finance 475 - Chapter 7: Page 202: 9

9. Route Canal Shipping Company has the following schedule for aging of accounts
receivable...Please see attachment for table

a. Fill in column (4) for each month.
b. If the firm had $1,440,000 in credit sales over the four-month period, compute
the average collection period. Average daily sales should be based on a
120-day period.
c. If the firm likes to see its bills collected in 30 days, should it be satisfied with
the average collection period?
d. Disregarding your answer to part c and considering the aging schedule for
accounts receivable, should the company be satisfied?
e. What additional information does the aging schedule bring to the company
that the average collection period may not show?

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3) Chapter 7: Page 202: 9

9. Route Canal Shipping Company has the following schedule for aging of
accounts

receivable:

a. Fill in column (4) for each month.

b. If the firm had $1,440,000 in credit sales over the four-month
period, compute

the average collection period. Average daily sales should be based on a

120-day period.

c. If the firm likes to see its bills collected in 30 days, should it be
satisfied with

the average collection period?

d. Disregarding your answer to part c and considering the aging schedule
for

accounts receivable, should the company be satisfied?

e. What additional information does the aging schedule bring to the
company

that the average collection period may not show?

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